501(C)3 Nonprofit
United States
40+ Years
of Impact
Women-Centered
Transformation
Community-Led
Solutions
Connect, Invest, Empower
Since 1981, the African Food and Peace Foundation (AFPF) a US 501(c) 3, has co-designed a unique educational ecosystem in rural Uganda: the Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT).
AFPF is committed to supporting grass roots, community-initiated rural development projects, empowering girls and women and helping African families and communities benefit from sustainable rural development.
OUR IMPACT
Real change. Measurable Impact. Lasting Transformation
5 MILLION +
Lives positively impacted
5,020
Families lifted from poverty
20,000+
of students supported through education
30,000+
Sustainable farming initiatives supported
Countless
Women empowered as leaders
Awakening the Sleeping Genius
For 44 years, AFPF has been based in the Greater Boston area. We contribute financial and intellectual resources from North America to URDT. With our partners in Uganda, we support the following key strategies:
- Equity, quality, and Access to Education for women and girls
- Food Security through improved agricultural practices;
- Entrepreneurship through technical and vocational skills;
- Peace through advancements in health and social welfare; and
- Environmental Sustainability
Our Educational Transformation System
We Don’t Give Aid — We Build Capacity. We believe people are the drivers of their own development, and we empower them to create the futures they envision.
"I especially want to support African Rural University which trains women to move to small commmunities where they teach the community members to build, grow, and raise their standard of living. Any donation I make to AFPF changes more lives than any domestic charity could. I envision a future with a network of rural universities inspired by URDT's model throughout the developing world."
Stuart Cohen - Long time partner & friend
Transformation Story
Meet Shakira, a student at URDT Girls, standing in front of her former home. Thanks to the suppport, her life has changed dramatically. Because of her education, she three times less likely to be HIV positive, will have fewer children, and her future children's survival rate past age five has increased by 40%. Once she working, she’ll earn 10-20% more and invest 90% of her income back into children.
5M+
Lives Impacted
5,020+
Families Transformed Through Education
70,000+
Youth Empowered
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Our Unique Approaches to Development
What is unique about the approach used by each of these institutions and businesses is that everyone involved is trained in the creative process. They learn: how to create a vision of what they want, how to observe their current reality, and how to hold in their minds the discrepancy between their current reality and their vision to create the structural tension that empowers them to achieve their visions.
Using this visionary approach, combined with systems thinking and excellent education, URDT has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people and thousands of small communities and farms and businesses in western Uganda.
We welcome you to learn more about this amazing educational ecosystem and to help us replicate its success in other parts of Africa and the world.
Empowering
We envision an African continent where rural communities are socially and economically self-
sufficient and thriving. We believe that sustainable RURAL development is key to creating a climate-
friendly planet. Our 44 years of experience in carrying out this work have convinced us that women
and girls are the key to sustainable rural transformation.
Join a community that believes educating girls and empowering women can transform the future generation.
In Uganda, 1 in 20 girls do not finish secondary school or higher education. Your support protects girls and young women in Africa.
$25 supplies a girl with school materials.
"It is so exciting to finally go to." — URDT Girls School Student.
Awards
& Recognition
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Transformation Story
It is gratifying to have empowered and positively impacted the lives of over 20,000 people living in rural communities in Uganda. Together we can do more. Join Us!
